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During State of Fashion, a presentation, debate or talk is organised every Friday in our event space: The Whataboutery. How can we come up with solutions for the sustainability issue that is so urgent in the fashion industry? Like the exhibition, the discussions in the Whataboutery are part of the search for the new luxury. You as a visitor are cordially invited to think along critically, ask questions, and have a conversation with our special

Barefoot Hero. Biomechanics workshop with Kristiaan D'Août, @livUniAgeing, University of Liverpool, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, @eelko_moorer, @london_college_of_fashion and Catherine Willems, @schoolofartsgent. Foot measuring and biomechanics form the base of a footwear design project between students of the institutes mentioned above. Kick off at White Wolf Yoga Liverpool with a toe yoga session given by Louise

On June 27th we had a full day seminar in Ghent, where the futurefootwearfoundation advisory board members introduced themselves, the centers that they represent, how they relate to futurefootwearfoundation, and the students involved in futurefootwearfoundation presented their work. In the seminar all three pillars of our foundation came together: Design, Anthropology and Biomechanics. From L to R : catherinewillems, founder of futurefootwearfoundation - els_roelandt from schoolofartsgent - board member eelko_moorer from lcflondon_ - board member Kristiaan D'Aôut from university of Liverpool -

4th International NWFashionConference Local Fashion Communities University of Antwerp, Belgium 24-26 November 2016 A forum to explore fashion systems around the world. Fashion can be an important engine in the environmentally, culturally and economical sustainable development of communities with the potential to be a crucial element in the cultural ecosystem that nourishes identity formation. As central theme of this academic conference, we would like

The 6th Congress of the Portuguese Anthropological Association continues the debate about the worlds we inhabit, create and differentiate. Ethnographic-­‐based art practices are opening up alternative possibilities for doing fieldwork, by involving different senses and deploying assorted strategies and media. Two panels (TO69a/b) welcome interdisciplinary approaches and hybrid interventions: from academic papers to installations, and audio-­‐visual and/or social interventions in the public space, and the space of the academy. 'People, planet, research' is presented by

'Future Footwear', a PhD in the Arts by Catherine Willems, was defended September 2015. The research was financially supported by the School of Arts, Gent, KASK. I wish to thank my supervisors, Prof Dr Dirk De Clercq, Dr Dirk van Gogh, Prof Dr Gaëtane Stassijns and Dr Kristiaan D’Août, and my former supervisors Prof em. Dr Rik Pinxten and Prof Dr Wilfried Van Damme for their support, guidance, and mentoring over the years. To

DR_SoM : Design Research, Series on Method Antwerp 2015-May-28-29 Theme of the Conference: Design takes a central role in the creation, comprehension and development of architecture. The designed artefact acts as an epistemic object, embodying various kinds of knowledge. Through spatial structure and expression, the designed building mirrors and constructs society and culture. The act of